MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR hese are busy times in LaGrange. With new businesses starting, existing businesses expanding, housing developments breaking ground, roads being constructed, and parks and trails opening, there’s something happening everywhere you turn. This is a sign of progress, and I anticipate these trends will continue for the foreseeable future. We say that LaGrange is a “city inspired,” and I know that to be true. We are inspired to make a better future for all of our residents. It’s certainly not just the government that is doing this, and in fact the government should and does play a supporting role. The inspiration comes from our residents and businesses who want to make a better life for themselves and their community. In the midst of the busyness of life, in the midst of the progress and growth, let’s not lose sight of what does inspire us. As a city and as a community, we are inspired by our trust in the future and our confidence that, working together, we can leave the city better than we found it. Thank you for allowing me to help lead our city into that better future. Mayor Jim Thornton and his wife, Corinne, walking their dogs Pearlie, Daphne, and Julep Mayor Jim Thornton
LAGRANGE CITY COUNCIL The council is the legislative body; its members are the community’s decision makers. The council focuses on the community’s goals, major projects, and long-term considerations such as community growth, land use development, capital improvements, capital financing, and strategic planning. The council hires a professional manager to carry out the administrative responsibilities and supervises the manager’s performance. City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 208 Ridley Ave. Council work sessions are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 11 a.m. in the city manager’s third floor conference room in City Hall, 200 Ridley Avenue. The LaGrange City Council: front row (from left), Tom Gore, Mayor Jim Thornton, LeGree McCamey; back row, Willie Edmondson, Jim Arrington, Mark Mitchell, Nathan Gaskin 2 CITY OF LAGRANGE
